In the case Economus v. City of Independence, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 107713, 2020-Ohio-266, an Ohio appellate court held that, if there is a question of fact as to whether a drainage system is part of a political subdivision’s sewer system, granting summary judgment on the basis of statutory immunity is wrong. In this case, […]
In the case of Turner v. Univ. of Cincinnati, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 18AP-518, 2020-Ohio-248, an Ohio appellate court held that an agency relationship for the purposes of liability is not created just because a student attends a university. In this case, a student apart of a university athletic club was driving teammates in their […]
In the case of Hal v. State Dep’t of Edn., 10th Dist. Franklin No. 18AP-301, 2020-Ohio-204, an Ohio appellate court held that appellate courts will not reconsider their decisions under App.R. 26 when appellants do not raise any new arguments. In this case, a teacher was denied renewal of their teaching and principal licenses because the […]
In the case of Columbus City Schs. Bd. of Edn. v. Franklin County Bd. of Revision, 10th Dist. Franklin Nos. 19AP-204, 19AP-206, 19AP- 207, 19AP-208, 19Ap-209, 19AP-210, 19AP-211, 19AP-212, 2020-Ohio-200, an Ohio appellate court held that, when using the sale price of an arm’s length transaction to determine the value of property, the Board of […]
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized a new rule (available here) that clarifies the circumstances when employers will be determined to be joint-employers of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The finalized rule provides a new four factor test for determining when an employer is a joint employer – i.e., whether the […]
In the case State ex rel. Dunn v. Plain Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2020-Ohio-40, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a school board must pass on transfer petitions to the county board of elections sent to the school board under R.C. 3311.242. In this case, a village sent a transfer petition to a […]